Honda launches Mobilio; price starts at Rs 6.49 lakh

The Mobilio petrol is powered by the City’s 1.5-litre four-cylinder i-VTEC producing 119 PS (117.32 bhp) and 145 Nm of torque, and gets a 5-speed manual transmission. The ARAI rated efficiency of the Mobilio petrol stands at 17.3 kmpl.

The diesel model is powered by the 1.5-liter four-cylinder i-DTEC motor making 100 PS (98.59 bhp) and 200 Nm of torque, and it also gets a 5-speed manual transmission. The diesel variant claims to deliver 24.2 kmpl.

Honda launches Mobilio; price starts at Rs 6.49 lakh

Honda started the pre-launch bookings for the Mobilio on July 8, and as of July 23, the company has received more than 5,800 bookings, Mr. Jnaneswar Sen, Senior Vice President for Marketing and Sales, told Indian Autos Blog.

The delivery of the multi purpose vehicle has started immediately.

The company expects to deliver the already booked Mobilios by the end of next month. Mr. Sen said that 60 pe rcent of sales for the Mobilio will come from Tier II and Tier III cities.

Honda launches Mobilio; price starts at Rs 6.49 lakh

On the outside, the RS gets new headlights with LED position lights and projector headlights, a dual-slat chrome grille, aggressively designed bumpers, side skirts, roof spoiler and different 15-inch alloy wheels.

The Mobilio RS will be available only on the diesel variant. The engine specifications of the RS are unchanged though. The 1.5-litre four-cylinder i-DTEC motor makes 100 PS (98.59 bhp) and 200 Nm of torque, and it gets a 5-speed manual transmission. The diesel variant has an ARAI rated efficiency of 24.2 kmpl.

Honda launches Mobilio; price starts at Rs 6.49 lakh

Honda officials told Indian Autos Blog earlier that the RS kit is not a dealer-level accessory, but it is in fact fitted to the car at the Greater Noida plant where the regular Mobilio is manufactured.

The RS doesn’t have competitors in India, though it can be compared with the sportier Chevrolet Spin Activ and the Ertiga Sporty in Indonesia.